Pumpkin spice lattes are back at Starbucks. Does this mean that Fall is here? Please tell me Fall is here. I am tired of all this 95°F weather (with the subsequent 108°F heat indices). Bring me Sweater Weather! And some rain. We need some rain. Anywho. As mentioned above, pumpkin spice lattes are back at … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: August 29, 2021
StoryGraph Saturday: The Grace of Kings
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you, Dear Reader, in case you might find it interesting, too. The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty #1)by Ken … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: The Grace of Kings
State of the ARC: August 2021
State of the ARC is a meme hosted by Avalinah’s Books in which we round up our ARCs and attempt to wrangle them into something approaching order. Sometimes it’s like herding cats. My virtual stack of ARCs is switfly growing smaller, and I am glad for that. It's fun to get advanced copies of books … Continue reading State of the ARC: August 2021
New Lord of the Rings Audiobook Preview
In my last Sunday Sum-Up, I mentioned that Andy Serkis is narrating a new The Lord of the Rings audiobook. Because I'd only heard mentionings of it over the summer, I thought that it would be released sometime next year. Readers, I was wrong. Wonderfully wrong. The new The Lord of the Rings audiobook comes … Continue reading New Lord of the Rings Audiobook Preview
Book Review: The Real Valkyrie
The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women by Nancy Marie BrownNonfiction/History336 pagesExpected publication date: August 31, 2021 by St. Martin's Press In 1889 in Birka, Sweden, archaeologist Hjalmar Stolpe documented the grave of a highly-ranked warrior of tenth-century Norse society who had been buried with weapons, silk garments, and two horses among … Continue reading Book Review: The Real Valkyrie
Sunday Sum-Up: August 22, 2021
It's tomato season around here. I don't know about the rest of the country, but here in Nebraska, everyone with a garden plants roughly one-hundred tomato plants, as though they expect that only one in five plants will produce anything. But of course, each plant produces enough for a dozen people, and so everyone goes … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: August 22, 2021
StoryGraph Saturday: On Looking
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you, Dear Reader, in case you might find it interesting, too. On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert EyesAlexandra HorowitzNonfiction308 pagesPublished … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: On Looking
Sunday Sum-Up: August 15, 2021
Friday the 13th was the other day. Does this mean we can officially start decorating for Halloween? Asking for a friend. The heatwave finally broke here, and yesterday was lovely. Today is supposed to be lovely, and the rest of the week is supposed to be lovely, too, although my day off is predicted to … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: August 15, 2021
StoryGraph Saturday: Matrix
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you, Dear Reader, in case you might find it interesting, too. Matrix by Lauren GroffHistorical Fiction272 pagesExpected publication: September 7, … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: Matrix
Book Review: Velvet was the Night
Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-GarciaMystery/Noir304 pagesExpected publication date: August 17, 2021 by Del Rey In 1970s Mexico City, political unrest bubbled beneath the surface of everyday life, and sometime boiled over in the form of protests, riots, and violence. In the midst of this, El Elvis is part of a gang seeking to … Continue reading Book Review: Velvet was the Night
